KEVIN MARTEL (Athlete, Class of 2009)

A member of the Boys Baseball League Champions Yankees in 1980, Kevin Martel soon took up wrestling and garnered individual honors at an amazing pace.

In his sophomore year of 1985 at Warren High School, he grappled at one hundred and twelve pounds, was named first team All Suburban South and All Star, and captured the Suburban Division championship.

The next year Kevin was named the team’s co-captain, an honor he also held in his senior season.  Moving up to one hundred and twenty-six pounds, he was again named first team All Suburban South, finished as Suburban Division runner-up, and notched fourth place in the state tournament.

Kevin started his senior season by being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Ponagansett Christmas Tournament.  He then won the Suburban South and Suburban Championships, finished second in the state, and topped off his year with a sixth place finish in the New England Championships.  Having wrestled at one hundred thirty-two pounds, he was named All State and first team All Suburban South.

Kevin then attended Plymouth State College, where he garnered All New England Division Three honors in all four years.  Among the tournaments at which he placed highly were the Division Three Championships, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology tourney, and the Northern New England Championships.